Summer reading favorites: 3rd grade suggestions

School is out for us--hooray! Our first outing was to get ice cream and visit the local branch of our public library. Do your kids wander about needing suggestions about what to read? Here are some of my favorite books to recommend for kids who have just finished 3rd grade.

Note: Our schools use the Fountas & Pinnell reading levels to help indicate "just right books" for students. I like to band these levels together, to look at a group of similar books.

Having Fun with Chapter Books (level N-O-P)

• Bad Kitty Gets a Bath, by Nick Bruel (library - Amazon)
• Mallory on the Move, by Laurie Friedman (library - Amazon)
• My Name Is Maria Isabel, by Alma Flor Ada (library - Amazon)
• Rise of the Balloon Goons, by Troy Cummings (library - Amazon)

Graphic Novels We Love

• Astronaut Academy: Re-Entry, by Dave Roman (library - Amazon)
• Big Nate Makes the Grade, by Lincoln Peirce (library - Amazon)
• Giants Beware!, by Jorge Aguirre (library - Amazon)
• Zita the Space Girl, by Ben Hatke (library - Amazon)

Funny Stories (level Q-R-S)

• Athena the Brain, by Joan Holub (library - Amazon)
• The 13 Story Treehouse, by Andy Griffiths (library - Amazon)
• Dork Diaries, by Rachel Renee Russell (library - Amazon)
• The Strange Case of Origami Yoda, by Tom Angleberger (library - Amazon)

Stories that Touch Your Heart (level Q-R-S)

• Bird, by Zetta Elliott (library - Amazon)
• The Gold-Threaded Dress, by Carolyn Marsden (library - Amazon)
• The One and Only Ivan, by Katherine Applegate (library - Amazon)
• Shiloh, by Phyllis Naylor (library - Amazon)

Exciting Adventure and Fantasy (level Q-R-S)

• The Field Guide (Spiderwick Chronicles), by Tony DiTerlizzi (library - Amazon)
• The Monster's Ring, by Bruce Coville (library - Amazon)
• The Night Fairy, by Amy Laura Schlitz (library - Amazon)
• Shipwreck (Island series), by Gordon Korman (library - Amazon)

Fascinating Nonfiction

• Batman: The Story of the Dark Knight, by Ralph Cosentino (library - Amazon)
• Play Baseball Like a Pro, by Hans Hetrick (library - Amazon)
• Snakes, by Nic Bishop (library - Amazon)
• This Book Made Me Do It, by DK Publishing (library - Amazon)

Do you like these? Print out the whole list to take to the library or bookstore! Share it with friends!

Summer reading list 3rd 2014 from Mary Ann Scheuer

Check out all of the 2014 summer reading lists I developed for grades K through 5 through SlideShare or this page.

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